Study the Cardinal Text of Yoga: Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra

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Yoga leads you to moksha—freedom. In this Wisdom Classic, study the cardinal text of Yoga, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, with a master.

Swami Rama teaches how practice leads to the heights of human experience. He explains the time-honored system of ashtanga yoga while inspiring you with many secrets and fascinating stories from the cave monasteries.

Swamiji teaches you how to meditate in a systematic way using mantra and breath, as well as "meditation in action."

Learn to infuse day-to-day activities with the spirit of meditation and yoga.

Swami Rama

One of the greatest adepts, teachers, writers, and humanitarians of the 20th century, Swami Rama (1925-1996) is the founder of the Himalayan Institute. Born in Northern India, he was raised from early childhood by the Himalayan sage, Bengali Baba. Under the guidance of his master, he traveled from monastery to monastery and studied with a variety of Himalayan saints and sages, including his grandmaster who was living in a remote region of Tibet. In addition to this intense spiritual training, Swami Rama received higher education in both India and Europe. From 1949 to 1952, he held the prestigious position of Shankaracharya of Karvirpitham in South India. Thereafter, he returned to his master to receive further training at his cave monastery, and finally in 1969, came to the United States where he founded the Himalayan Institute. His best known work, Living With the Himalayan Masters, reveals the many facets of this singular adept and demonstrates his embodiment of the living tradition of the East.